Sunshine

the boomers are gonna hate this one lol jokes aside, putangina ang bigat. eto na nga ata yung "art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." i'm not sure if i like maris racal as a person pero i'm gonna have to separate the art from the artist atp. sobrang galing ng performance niya dito, very raw and impactful. sunshine reflects the lived realities of the silent battles filipino women face specifically within the context of reproductive care. i just feel like these are the kinds of things you will never truly know and feel the weight of until it happens to you. the anxiety and dread that looms over you as you browse through underground markets for contraceptives or—in the worst case scenario—miscarriage inducing drugs. all of this against the backdrop of a future you've worked so hard to build that's within reach, but now threatening slip away. all because of one misstep. thank you direk tonet for this. for making the girls feel seen, fighting for them, and telling their stories. GODD WALA AKONG MASABI THIS IS JUST SO FUCKING REAL AND IM SO PISSED!!! YOU ARE NOT BANNING ABORTION, YOU ARE BANNING SAFER ABORTION PROCEDURES THAT COULD REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY AND OVERALL PROTECT WOMEN'S HEALTH